National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
VA Secretary Jim Nicholson visited the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor on Friday, January 12, in New Windsor, New York. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor was dedicated on November 10, 2006, and serves as a permanent remembrance of those awarded the Purple Heart as a result of combat wounds received in service to our country. It is the only institution in the nation dedicated solely to Purple Heart recipients. For more information, visit the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor website.
VA's Electronic Patient Records System Improves Care
Computerized patient records, like the system now covering all of VA's 7.6 million enrolled patients, can improve the quality of care, save lives and conserve important health care dollars, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson said recently. Between 17 percent and 49 percent of all laboratory tests in the private sector are needlessly performed because of missing paperwork. One of every five medication doses in typical private-sector hospitals and skilled nursing homes is given in error, the VA Secretary noted, with 7 percent of those errors potentially life-threatening. "With VA's electronic health records and other computerized systems, we have almost eliminated prescription errors and the need to duplicate lab tests," Nicholson added. To learn more about VA Health Care,
visit benefits/veterans-health-care.
Airmen Cautioned About MySpace.com
Stars and Stripes reports that the Air Force's Office of Special Investigations (OSI) is warning airmen to exercise caution when using the popular Internet social networking site MySpace.com. The warning comes after an investigation involving several airmen who were solicited "specific information" via MySpace.com about RAF Lakenheath in the past several months. With the advent of sites such as MySpace.com and other social networking Websites, OSI agents are concerned that America's adversaries are taking their quest for information online. Airmen need to be aware of the dangers.
Handbook Aids Families of Wounded Servicemembers
The Our Hero Handbook is a guide for wounded servicemembers and their families from day one through recovery, transition, and beyond. Topics covered in the handbook range from practical information about how to make travel and lodging arrangements to strategies for coping with the emotional strain of being a caregiver and how to inform children about a parent's injury. There is also a comprehensive list of organizations that can help wounded Soldiers and their families and extensive information on military insurance and medical benefits. The handbook can be downloaded from the For more information and resources on the severely injured, visit the Military.com Severely Injured Center.
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